The Washington bee., 1887-04-09

IL JOurnaiS appear 10 lecoiD-
.Iend such division among the
eolored people themselves. To all
such we would suggest that they
rest easy. We do not propose to
divide of ourselves. 1t rests with
the Democrats of this country. We
shall stand where we are until
we see something tangible to
which we eau tie. If the Republi-
cans desire to see us in any other
party, persecution and snubbing
will bring about that result. We
shall act in a body as long as we
are ostraciSed i'm a body.
AMERICAN BAPTIST, Louisville, ky.:--
Now white men who hate Ne,
groes profess to preach the republi-
can principles, but we don't judge
these men by what they preach on
political Sundays. 1t is their whole
treatment that causes us to have
little faith in their preaching.
They are politically color-blind and
a Negro has TO be a Dinitl Web
ster or Henry Clay before he is
tit to drive "A CITY scavenger cart,
VIII lie a white man with a glib ton
que and the education in "a speller
to "Bakel" is sent to Congress.
CHRIsTIANINDEX, Jackson, Tenn:
MIR. Sherman'S address at Nash
vile, Tenn, last week was very
pointed and worthy the reading
of all i'm whose reach it may come.
SENTINEL, Phill., PI. 1t is
very true that Senator Sherman
had the enthusiastic support of
all the hidebound colOred newspa-
pels, when he was proposing a year
Or SO ago to u stranchise the col
ored men of the South to get even
with the southern politicians.
Of course it was safe to talk this
way about the black voters, with
some of their newspapers saying
s'thank yOu," and themselves sub
mitting to whatever treatment
men in both political parties choos-
ed to deal out to them. But
the noble Senator had better look
out how he talks in his speeches, if
he expects craftsmanship of some
OF our colored contemporaries. By
inference he has been saying that
the vote of the country is going
to divide, and that by right it
ought to, when the full conditions
of citizenship are accorded it. No.
body will deny that Mr.. Sherman
is a very sensible man, and nobody
that has the least pretension to
common sense will fail to see that
strong patizan as Mr.. Sherman
is, he recognizes this state OF
things as coming in the near flu
ture, and as being best for the
good of the country. Whether be
or any other of the republican
leaders admit it or not, it is best
for colored men, and consequently
for the country. Now what Mr..
Sherman has been saying about
the division Of tue culored vote
and all that it implies, the colored
mugwumps and independent news
papers have been saying for the
last four or five years, with a view
to prepare the race to put on the
full garb of citizenship and walk
npon this broad earth i'm the full
stature of men.
ADVOCATE, Boston, Mass. -
What stand the negrowump will
take i'm 'SS remains to be seen, bul
it is safe to presume that the ne
gro independents will do in the flu
ture as in the past: talk democra
cy-vote republican; preach uI
Cloveland---vote Blaine. What
therefore, can be the governing
principles of the catch as,cdtch.cau
negro independents or infantine
Colored democracy! We may some
day see.
PLAINDEALER, Detroit, Mich. -
Tue National Republican thinks
that 10y the nomination of Mat
thtwS and Trotter, President
Cleveland sought to divide the
AfIo-American vote North and
South and create new party lines.
1t credits the President with a
great deal of foresight and believes
he was actulted by purely patriotic
motives. The invitatio ;, for So
the National Republican terms it,
it thinks ought 10 be accepted by
the Afro-Ame.ican voters, because
"under our peculiar dual system
of State and National governments,
each holding a portion of the
sovereignty, that the Republican
party, even with the full control
of the National government, could
not remedy some of the evils un-
der which the colored men of the
South are now suffering, and it be.
lieves that 1t will be the part of
wisdom for them to cease any long.